The turnout of young voters, especially in midterm elections, has never been good.

Last month, a PRRI/The Atlantic survey on civic engagement found that just 35 percent of young Americans (ages 18 to 29), said they were absolutely certain to vote. A poll done by the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government was a little more optimistic, finding that 40 percent planned to vote.

Either number would actually be a big jump from the last midterms in 2014, when a shade under 20 percent went to the polls. But considering that other age groups consistently turn out in far higher percentages, and the national turnout is predicted to be about 55 percent, there's no question that young people are under-represented.

With that in mind, we went to Milwaukee campuses — Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alverno College — to talk with students about whether they were heading to the polls on Tuesday. Many were adamant that they would vote, but a fair number acknowledged that it wasn't in their plans. Interestingly, only women would agree to be quoted, and most of them were from Alverno — an all-women's school.

Marvellis Morgan: 'Bleach' or 'acid'?

Marvellis Morgan said she didn't vote in the last election and is leaning toward not voting in next week's midterms.

"It was like choosing, do I want to drink bleach or do I want to drink acid?" Morgan, 21, said about the 2016 presidential election.

Morgan, a student at Alverno, is a registered Democrat who supported Bernie Sanders. When he didn't win the nomination, she felt like her vote didn't matter. That decision caused a rift in her family.

"Me and my mom have altercations all the time because I didn't vote," she admitted.

Morgan said she wishes more politicians were involved at the community level and interacted with the public — even when they're not campaigning. She also said she wishes the public could directly elect their president, as opposed to using the Electoral College system.

"If the popular vote is what elected (presidents), then, of course, I would vote."

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Morgan said she is more likely to vote in local elections than presidential elections; but not this one.

"Especially when it comes to race, people are like, 'Oh well, our ancestors died for this right' and that is 100 percent correct, and kudos to them," she said. "But I don't think they understood what they were fighting for. I don't think they understood what they were dying for."

Meliciya Harris: No wallet, no vote

Meliciya Harris, a 19-year-old from Kenosha, said she would vote in the midterms — if her wallet hadn't been stolen.

Now Harris said she will need everything replaced, including her ID.

Wisconsin's voter ID law, which was passed in 2011 but went into full effect in 2016, requires voters to bring a valid, government-issued photo ID for their vote to be counted. While voters without ID can submit a provisional ballot on election day, they must provide proof of identification and/or residence by Nov 9.

"That's one of the things that stuck with me (from being raised a Jehovah's Witness), is, you don't get involved in politics. I don't know too many people who aren't religious who are against voting. But me, I feel like I'm in such a gray area. I wonder if, sometime in the next five years, I'll be like '(Expletive) it, I don't care.' And I'll just go to the polls and vote."

Rincon said there's not enough information about the candidates or the process.

"It's like assumed you already know what to do. If it was easier to access all the information I need to vote and the candidates that were to my area, it would be easier."

Rincon said she knows others will give her flak for not voting, but that hasn't changed her position.

"I think people definitely give you a lot of stigma. People are like, 'Oh you didn't vote. It should matter more to you.' And it matters to me, but it's just like, some people's lives just get too caught up to do it."

Rincon said she planned to register once she turned 18, but got busy and eventually forgot.